For the Love of Animals PetFest-A Celebration of Pets and their People: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 3, Antioch Animal Services 300 L St. Join the fun with or without your pet. Meet adoptable animals and animal rescue groups. Pet contests, games for the kids, food vendors, music and more. Meet the largest horse in Contra Costa County, also “Flower” the goat, and “Hina,” the wolf that was rescued from Antioch Animal Services. Watch Police K-9 demonstrations, agility dogs running their courses, more. Free. 925-779-6989.

Pittsburg Culinary Crawl: 5 p.m. Aug. 15, Aug. 29 and Sept. 19. Begins at Railroad Avenue Book Depot. A walking tour showcasing six Old Town restaurants with sample appetizers, music and fun with a different host restaurant each week. $5 a person. Purchase tickets at Railroad Book Depot or for information, call 925-252-4860.

Antioch Town Hall Meetings-Future Library: 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 20, Antioch Water Park, 4701 Lone Tree Way. Share your ideas on how the library can better serve the community. Bring your voice and ideas to help chart the course for the future of the library. 925-757-9224.

John Muir-Health Caring Hands Caregivers Program seeking volunteers: Help the elderly and persons with disabilities to get to a doctor’s appointment, go to the grocery store, get hair cuts and other daily needs. Call Linda Groobin at 925-952-2999 or email lgroobin@johnmuirhealth.com.

Liberty Adult School classes: Offers morning and evening General Educational Development (GED) preparation and English as Second Language (ELS) classes. Ongoing open enrollment. 929 Second St., Brentwood. www.libertyadulted.org, 925-634-6525 for more information.

Meals on Wheels: Seeking volunteer drivers for meal delivery routes in Pittsburg and Antioch. Commit two hours once a week between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Help make a tremendous difference in the lives of seniors in need. Sharon Fitzgerald, 925-937-8607.

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